diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 9d67667..0f023e7 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ autotest_SOURCES := \
 		autotest/test_misc.tcc \
 		autotest/test_sid.tcc \
 		autotest/test_tiger.tcc \
+		autotest/test_timer.tcc \
 		autotest/test_usermanager.tcc
 
 autotest_OBJECTS = autotest.o
diff --git a/autotest/test_timer.tcc b/autotest/test_timer.tcc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88d992a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autotest/test_timer.tcc
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+#include <uhub.h>
+
+#define MAX_EVENTS 15
+static struct timeout_queue* g_queue;
+static time_t g_now;
+static size_t g_max;
+static struct timeout_evt g_events[MAX_EVENTS];
+
+static size_t g_triggered;
+
+static void timeout_cb(struct timeout_evt* t)
+{
+	g_triggered++;
+}
+
+/*
+typedef void (*timeout_evt_cb)(struct timeout_evt*);
+
+struct timeout_evt
+{
+	time_t timestamp;
+	timeout_evt_cb callback;
+	void* ptr;
+	struct timeout_evt* prev;
+	struct timeout_evt* next;
+};
+
+void timeout_evt_initialize(struct timeout_evt*, timeout_evt_cb, void* ptr);
+void timeout_evt_reset(struct timeout_evt*);
+int  timeout_evt_is_scheduled(struct timeout_evt*);
+
+
+struct timeout_queue
+{
+	time_t last;
+	size_t max;
+	struct timeout_evt** events;
+};
+
+void timeout_queue_initialize(struct timeout_queue*, time_t now, size_t max);
+void timeout_queue_shutdown(struct timeout_queue*);
+size_t timeout_queue_process(struct timeout_queue*, time_t now);
+void timeout_queue_insert(struct timeout_queue*, struct timeout_evt*, size_t seconds);
+void timeout_queue_remove(struct timeout_queue*, struct timeout_evt*);
+void timeout_queue_reschedule(struct timeout_queue*, struct timeout_evt*, size_t seconds);
+
+size_t timeout_queue_get_next_timeout(struct timeout_queue*, time_t now);
+*/
+
+
+EXO_TEST(timer_setup,{
+	size_t n;
+	g_queue = hub_malloc_zero(sizeof(struct timeout_queue));
+	g_now = 0;
+	g_max = 5;
+	g_triggered = 0;
+	timeout_queue_initialize(g_queue, g_now, g_max);
+
+	memset(g_events, 0,  sizeof(g_events));
+	for (n = 0; n < MAX_EVENTS; n++)
+	{
+		timeout_evt_initialize(&g_events[n], timeout_cb, &g_events[n]);
+	}
+
+	return g_queue != NULL;
+});
+
+
+EXO_TEST(timer_check_timeout_0,{
+	return timeout_queue_get_next_timeout(g_queue, g_now) == g_max;
+});
+
+
+EXO_TEST(timer_add_event_1,{
+	timeout_queue_insert(g_queue, &g_events[0], 2);
+	return g_events[0].prev != NULL;
+});
+
+EXO_TEST(timer_check_timeout_1,{
+	return timeout_queue_get_next_timeout(g_queue, g_now) == 2;
+});
+
+EXO_TEST(timer_remove_event_1,{
+	timeout_queue_remove(g_queue, &g_events[0]);
+	return g_events[0].prev == NULL;
+});
+
+EXO_TEST(timer_check_timeout_2,{
+	return timeout_queue_get_next_timeout(g_queue, g_now) == g_max;
+});
+
+/* test re-removing an event - should not crash! */
+EXO_TEST(timer_remove_event_1_no_crash,{
+	timeout_queue_remove(g_queue, &g_events[0]);
+	return g_events[0].prev == NULL;
+});
+
+EXO_TEST(timer_add_5_events_1,{
+	timeout_queue_insert(g_queue, &g_events[0], 0);
+	timeout_queue_insert(g_queue, &g_events[1], 1);
+	timeout_queue_insert(g_queue, &g_events[2], 2);
+	timeout_queue_insert(g_queue, &g_events[3], 3);
+	timeout_queue_insert(g_queue, &g_events[4], 4);
+
+	return (g_events[0].prev != NULL &&
+			g_events[1].prev != NULL &&
+			g_events[2].prev != NULL &&
+			g_events[3].prev != NULL &&
+			g_events[4].prev != NULL);
+});
+
+EXO_TEST(timer_check_5_events_1,{
+	return timeout_queue_get_next_timeout(g_queue, g_now) == 1;
+});
+
+EXO_TEST(timer_process_5_events_1,{
+	g_now = 4;
+	return timeout_queue_process(g_queue, g_now) == g_triggered;
+});